Driving analysis based on movement data

A method, comprising:

• automatically initiating a movement data analysis software application, the movement data analysis software application being configured to receive movement data of the movement data analysis computing device from one or more movement sensors of the movement data analysis computing device;
• analyzing the received movement data for a window of time sampled at a predetermined sampling rate to determine a binary output, the binary output including one of:
• the received movement data for the window of time corresponds to a movement of the movement data analysis computing device in an automobile during a first driving trip or the received movement data for the window of time corresponds to movement of the movement data analysis computing device not in an automobile and during a non-driving trip;
• and
• if it is determined that said movement data for the window of time corresponds to movement of the movement data analysis computing device in an automobile during the first driving trip:
• outputting, by the movement data analysis computing device, data corresponding to the first driving trip;
• activating at least one additional movement sensor, the at least one additional movement sensor being a vehicle-based sensor different from the one or more movement sensors of the movement data analysis computing device;
• and
• initiating a communication session with a vehicle-based computer system in communication with the vehicle-based sensor and different from the movement data analysis computing device to obtain additional data from the at least one additional movement sensor;
• and
• if it is determined that said received movement data for the window of time does not correspond to movement of the movement data analysis computing device in an automobile during the first driving trip receive additional movement data collected by one or more movement sensors of the movement data analysis computing device.

A system, comprising:

• a driving data analysis server;
• and
• one or more mobile computing devices,
• wherein the driving data analysis server comprises:
• one or more processors;
• one or more nonvolatile hardware memory units;
• and
• one or more networking components,
• wherein the driving data analysis server is configured to access and employ the memory units and processors to:
• transmit a movement data analysis software application, via the one or more networking components, to the one or more mobile computing devices;
• and
• wherein each of the one or more mobile computing devices comprises:
• one or more volatile hardware memory units, the memory units configured to receive and store movement data;
• and
• one or more, said processors configured to analyze movement data;
• wherein each of the mobile computing devices is configured to receive, store, and execute the movement data analysis software application, and said movement data analysis software application is programmed to access and employ the memory units and processors of the mobile computing device to:
• automatically initiate the movement data analysis software application, the movement data analysis software application being configured to receive movement data collected by one or more movement sensors of the mobile computing device, the one or more movement sensors of the mobile computing device being configured to
• detect and collect movement data of the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is moved;
• analyze the received movement data for a window of time sampled at a predetermined sampling rate to determine a binary output, the binary output including one of:
• the received movement data for the window of time corresponds to movement of at least one mobile computing device in an automobile during a first driving trip or the received movement data for the window of time corresponds to movement of the at least one mobile computing device not in an automobile and during a non-driving trip;
• and
• responsive to determining that said received movement data for the window of time corresponds to movement of the at least one mobile computing device in an automobile during the first driving trip:
• transmit output data corresponding to the first driving trip to the driving data analysis server;
• activate at least one additional movement sensor, the at least one additional movement sensor being a vehicle-based sensor different from the one or more movement sensors of the mobile computing device;
• and
• initiate a communication session with a vehicle-based computer system in communication with the vehicle-based sensor and different from the mobile computing device to obtain additional data from the at least one additional movement sensor;
• and
• responsive to determining that said received movement data for the window of time does not correspond to movement of the at least one mobile computing device in an automobile during the first driving trip receive additional movement data collected by one or more movement sensors.